Dr. Wilfred Machage

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1991 to 2000 of 2209.

• 19 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. You have clearly heard the hon. Member refer to her colleague as a "mono". Is that word "mono" parliamentary? view
• 22 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I confirm that survey and design work on Maragua-Gathera-Irembu Road has not been completed. However, the Ministry is in the process of procuring a consultant to carry out this work. (b) This road will be considered for upgrading to bitumen standards when the designs are complete, along with other roads. view
• 22 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I specifically answered the Question as it appears on the Order Paper. However, let the House know that the hon. Member visited the Ministry and had a few queries answered on some other roads which, maybe, he has forgotten today. He had talked about a road to Saba Saba and Kamahuha. May I, therefore, take it from the Floor of the House that he has retracted that request to the Ministry? view
• 22 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, whereas this is completely a different Question, may I remind the hon. Member that there is a District Roads Board in all the districts in this April 22, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 553 country, which would advise the Ministry from the grassroots on the priorities of roads maintenance and construction in all parts of the country. If the hon. Member has a road that he thinks should be prioritised in his area, he should let us know through the District Roads Board. view
• 22 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my Ministry is very much aware that there are regions in this country that have not been well endowed with road infrastructure. We are addressing that issue and we believe that with the new Ministers in the Ministries, the problem will be addressed adequately. view
• 22 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have listened with a lot of pride that the hon. Member's constituency has been allocated Kshs15 million for roads maintenance. They should use that money to open up the roads, so that I can have also other roads to maintain. It is important that he uses that money. If he does not, I will take that money and give it to another hon. Member, who may decide to use it well. view
• 22 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the definition of a road is subjective. I am sure there is a place which he passes through in the different areas of his constituency. He should develop those roads. However, whereas it is true that there might be no roads to be maintained in some areas, like the hon. Member has said, my Ministry has taken cognisance of the fact that there is inadequate distribution of this resource in some areas. We are doing our best. The hon. Member is a member of the District Roads Board. He should, please, advise and guide the Board ... view
• 22 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is very disturbing to hear the report as given to the House by the hon. Member. If that is happening in his or in any other hon. Member's constituency, we should have that report in our Ministry headquarters in writing and we will take the appropriate action. view
• 22 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the management of the District Roads Board and the management of the CDF money is actually well articulated in the Act that governs these finances. If they are inadequate, I would plead with the hon. Member to bring an amendment to this Act to this House. I will be happy if the Act would be able to give him the sort of response he would want. view
• 22 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, indeed, the Ministry is concerned with proper utilisation of the resources that are allocated to road maintenance and construction. We have regular returns from the officers on the ground on how these resources are utilised. If there is a particular area where an hon. Member feels that the resources have not been well utilised and I have not been informed, please, let me informed and I will take the appropriate action. view